Collar-button



0. GROTEWOLD COLLAR BUTTON Dec. 13, 1934.

Filed Nov. 3 1935 Patented Dec. 18, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICECOLLAR-BUTTON Otto Grotewold, Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany 2 Claims.

The present invention relates to a collar-button the distinctive featureof which is that it serves at the same time as a neck-tie holder.

It is a widely known fact that if ordinary col- 5 lar-buttons are used,the bound or knotted portion of the neck tie will gradually slipdownwards or sideways of the front of the shirt or collar worn, becausethe friction of the tie against the surfaces of the collar is notsuiiicient to keep it in place.

The present invention overcomes this disadvantage. According to thisinvention, a suitably shaped member, as described below, is attached toan ordinary collar button plate. It is provided, at a suitable distancefrom the button plate, with a downward bend, and is then bent upwards,ending in a relatively elastic point. The downward bend serves to keepthe two shirt sides, as well as the two ends of the collar together,while the elastic point extending upwards presses against the neck-tieand holds it against the upper inside edge of the collar. It isimpossible, therefore, that the neck-tie could move or slip.

In the accompanying drawing, the invention is shown by way of example;Fig. 1 is a view, partly in section, of the button as actually used on acollar and shirt; Fig. 2 is a side view of the button, whereas Fig. 3 isa top or plan view of the same.

Referring to the drawing, the collar button, including a button-plate ordisc 0. made of any suitable material has an extending portion. Saidportion has bifurcated or pronged shape metallic members 1) consistingof a pair of spaced tines which as shown in Fig. 2, are bent downwardlyat In. Said tines, as seen from the top of the Fig. 3, converge towardeach other at In and are then bent obliquely upward ending in arelatively elastic end portion or point e against which a tie e isadapted to rest.

The downwardly bent portion b1 of the tines abuts the opening of theouter piece in the collar f and prevents the collar button from slidinginwardly of the collar holes. It is to be noted that a certain amount ofclearance is provided between button plate a and the portions 121 toaccommodate the combined contacting flaps of the collar and shirt.

Protruding elastic point being preferably also of metal extends abovethe plane of extension of member b, thereby affording some resilience to5 the member when it abuts a tie. The relative elasticity or flexibilityof the protruding point 0 reduces the pressure of plate a against thethroat of the wearer of the collar button when a tie e is unduly presseddownward against the button.

As shown in the drawing, the tie e remains pressed against the upperinner edge of the collar 1 and is effectively prevented from slippingbecause of the engaging position of the obliquely bent end portion 0 ofthe collar button.

While there is described one preferred form of the invention taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, in which the various parts arepreferably of metal either integral or joined together in any suitablemanner, it is to be understood that various changes may be made as toform, use and materials without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. An integral collar button comprising a button plate, a bifurcatedmember extending perpendicularly from the central portion of said platehaving a downward, acutely bent portion in which the bifurcations ofsaid member converge, and an obliquely, upward extending, straight endportion in connection with the downwardly bent converging portion,forming a relatively resilient end in alignment with the plane of theperpendicularly extending portion of the member.

2. An integral collar button for supporting a shirt tie knot including,a button plate, a pair of equi-spaced tines extending from the centralportion of said plate, each having a downwardly acutely bent portion,each tine converging toward the other, and an obliquely upwardlyextending converging portion merging together, forming a terminal forretaining a tie knot in fixed position when worn against a shirt collar.

OTTO GROTEWOLD.

